Remote Data Scientist II - Digital Partnerships Growth

OhioX; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Root is seeking a Data Scientist II to join our Digital Partnerships team. You will analyze partner performance, design experiments, and build forecasting models to optimize growth and profitability across our digital-rated aggregator partnerships.

The role requires 3+ years of quantitative experience, strong stats and ML foundations, and proficiency in SQL and Python. Location-flexible across the US, with HQ in Columbus, Ohio.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, CS, or another quantitative discipline.
• 3+ years of experience applying quantitative methods to business problems.
• Strong foundation in statistics, experimentation, causal inference, forecasting, or machine learning.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data analysis and modeling.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business questions into analytical frameworks and actionable recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ownership and a track record of driving work from problem definition through implementation.

Responsibilities

• Analyze partner performance and identify opportunities to improve growth, profitability, and customer acquisition economics.
• Design and evaluate experiments that improve partner performance, conversion, and business outcomes.
• Develop forecasts, performance models, and decision-support tools that inform strategic planning and investment decisions.
• Build measurement frameworks that quantify partner value, incrementality, and business impact.
• Investigate anomalies, monitor performance trends, and provide actionable recommendations to stakeholders.
• Communicate insights and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Help establish scalable analytical processes that improve decision-making across the digital partnerships business.

Skills

SQL

Python

Statistics

Experimentation

Forecasting

Causal inference

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Advanced degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, CS

Job description

Root is seeking a Data Scientist II to join our Digital Partnerships team. You will analyze partner performance, design experiments, and build forecasting models to optimize growth and profitability across our digital-rated aggregator partnerships.

The role requires 3+ years of quantitative experience, strong stats and ML foundations, and proficiency in SQL and Python. Location-flexible across the US, with HQ in Columbus, Ohio.